communities to protect and help one another. And scientists have proven that crows recognize the humans who share their space!
If you’d like to develop a bird-loving superpower of your own, here are some ideas to get started:
• The next time you visit a beloved older person, ask him or her to tell you a story about the birds of their childhood. Then you could share a story about the birds you’ve encountered.
• Compare life lists with an elder. (What? You haven’t started yours yet? You can begin right now! Chances are that wherever you are, whatever the time of day, no matter the weather, there’s a bird outside that you can hear or see.)
• Learn new words from birds. Some of my favorite bird words are
clutch, perch, fledging,
and
cavity
(the kind in a tree, not in your mouth).
Happy birding, and let me know what you see and hear!
Love,
Gigi
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
Text copyright © 2015 by Gigi Amateau
Illustrations copyright © 2015 by Abigail Marble
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and recording, without prior written permission from the publisher.
First electronic edition 2015
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2014945701
The illustrations were done in graphite and ink.
Candlewick Press
99 Dover Street
Somerville, Massachusetts 02144
visit us at www.candlewick.com
If you’d like to develop a bird-loving superpower of your own, here are some ideas to get started:
• The next time you visit a beloved older person, ask him or her to tell you a story about the birds of their childhood. Then you could share a story about the birds you’ve encountered.
• Compare life lists with an elder. (What? You haven’t started yours yet? You can begin right now! Chances are that wherever you are, whatever the time of day, no matter the weather, there’s a bird outside that you can hear or see.)
• Learn new words from birds. Some of my favorite bird words are
clutch, perch, fledging,
and
cavity
(the kind in a tree, not in your mouth).
Happy birding, and let me know what you see and hear!
Love,
Gigi
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
Text copyright © 2015 by Gigi Amateau
Illustrations copyright © 2015 by Abigail Marble
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and recording, without prior written permission from the publisher.
First electronic edition 2015
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2014945701
The illustrations were done in graphite and ink.
Candlewick Press
99 Dover Street
Somerville, Massachusetts 02144
visit us at www.candlewick.com
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